“Independent of whether” or “independently of whether”
Hello,
I was wondering whether it is correct to say “independent of whether” or “independently of whether”, e.g. in the following example sentence:
Will the discount be the same, independent[ly] of whether we order both products or only one of them?
Is there another way to express the same that avoids either of these phrases?
Thanks for your help!
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anonymous Is there another way to express the same that avoids either of these phrases? Yes: Will the discount be the same if we order both products or only one of them? CB
- anonymous Is there another way to express the same that avoids either of these phrases?
- Yes: Will the discount be the same if we order both products or only one of them?
- CB
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anonymousIs there another way to express the same that avoids either of these phrases?
Yes: Will the discount be the same if we order both products or only one of them?
CB
0[1] Will the discount be the same, independent[ly] of whether we order both products or only one of them?
[2] Will the discount be the same, whether we order both products or only one of them?
The adverb form independently is required in [1].
An alternative would be to simply drop the adverb. There is no practical difference in meaning betwe
0"irrespective of whether..." and "regardless of whether..."
also, some thing IS independent while something IS DOING independently (+ly = adverb!)
So here "independent" would be correct.
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